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A major reason for the defeat of the Confederacy was its inability to trade, either with the Union or with foreign countries.

The Union bloclkade had largely starved the South of the war supplies it needed, and the Emancipation Proclamation had made it politically impossible for free countries to aid the South without looking pro-slavery.

Meanwhile the North was still receiving skilled immigrants from Europe, and their factories were able to manufacture all manner of war supplies.

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